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MIT Sloan Releases Essay Questions

MIT Sloan has released its essay questions for the 2011-12 application season. Cover Letter Prepare a cover letter seeking a place in the MIT Sloan MBA Program. Describe your accomplishments and include an example of how you had an impact on a group or organization. Your letter should conform to standard business correspondence and be … Read More  

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Sloan) News

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University of Chicago (Booth) Essay Analysis, 2010–2011

1. The admissions committee is interested in learning more about you on both a personal and professional level.   Please answer the following (maximum of 300 words for each section): a. Why are you pursuing a full-time MBA at this point in your life? b. Define your short- and long-term career goals post MBA. c. What is … Read More  

MBA Essay Tips University of Chicago (Booth)

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University of Pennsylvania (Wharton) Essay Analysis, 2010–2011

The admissions committee is interested in getting to know you on both a professional and personal level. We encourage you to be introspective, candid, and succinct. Most importantly, we suggest you be yourself. 1. Required Question: What are your professional objectives? (300 words) Just 300 words? Yes, 300. Once you get over the unusual structure … Read More  

MBA Essay Tips University of Pennsylvania (Wharton)

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mbaMission Releases Fuqua, Haas and Darden Insider’s Guides – 14 Guide Series!

We are pleased to release our new mbaMission Insider’s Guides to Duke-Fuqua, Berkeley-Haas, and UVA-Darden. Through our guides to these three MBA programs (and our eleven others!) you will gain a powerful understanding of each school’s unique attributes: Defining characteristics of the school’s location, class size, curriculum, teaching methods, facilities, alumni base/involvement and rankings Courses, experiential opportunities, faculty and … Read More  

Berkeley-Haas Duke University (Fuqua) University of Virginia (Darden)

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University of California Los Angeles (Anderson) Essay Analysis, 2010–2011

REQUIRED ESSAYS Please be introspective and authentic in your responses. Content is more important than style of delivery. We value the opportunity to learn about your life experiences, aspirations, and goals. 1. What event or life experience has had the greatest influence in shaping your character and why? (750 words) In offering you the opportunity to … Read More  

MBA Essay Tips University of California Los Angeles (Anderson)

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